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Chapter 142 - 142 142 The Inside Story of the Internet Celebrity Guild

142: Chapter 142: The Inside Story of the Internet Celebrity Guild 142: Chapter 142: The Inside Story of the Internet Celebrity Guild Residence of the Magic City Doll.

It had been two days since she returned, and her bestie Su Cheng, after some intense cramming and overtime, had caught up with the company’s project schedule.

As for the doll, she had more free time and only had to make up for a rescheduled private posture class.

Right now, the two had just finished lunch and were lazily curled up on the sofa watching a soap opera.

“Chengzi, did you see?

My Fengfeng is so hot right now.

This morning, three of his works hit the top of the trending page at the same time!

I sneakily checked his account with my alt, and in such a short time, he gained thousands more followers!”

The doll said this while pinching a large cherry between her fingers, eating and talking simultaneously.

“Yeah, yeah, your Fengfeng is amazing!

I’m really done with you!

Ever since we’ve been back, it’s been like this non-stop.

What girl acts like you?

“After all, you’re a big internet celebrity with tens of millions of fans.

Where’s your reserve and your pride?

Let me tell you, ‘A sycophant ends up with nothing’—that’s a universal truth!”

Su Cheng was very dissatisfied with the doll’s recent behavior.

It was lucky for her that Su Cheng had been patiently dragging her along, and that Yue Feng was a bit slow on the uptake and not as suave as the other little wolves, or else someone more skilled would have already captured the doll, body and soul.

“Hmph, you’re just jealous because my Fengfeng is outstanding!” The doll pouted, her sophistry leaving Su Cheng feeling like even the imported cherries had lost their flavor.

In the midst of their argument, the doll’s phone started ringing.

“Shh!

It’s Fengfeng calling!” As the doll saw the caller ID, she immediately became a bit excited, scrambling to gesture for silence before answering the call.

“Hello!

You big baddie, how come you have so much free time today to call me?”

Yue Feng didn’t seem to pick up on the doll’s slightly resentful tone and cut straight to the chase, “Hello, have you had lunch?”

This kind of old-fashioned conversation starter would have put off anyone else, and the Doll might have already tossed her phone aside, but coming from Yue Feng, it felt like a kind of cheesy but cute attempt at romance.

“Just finished, right now I’m with Chengzi, annihilating the post-lunch fruit.

Cherries, want to try one?”

“Well, we’re thousands of miles apart!

I’ll pass on the cherries.

I’ve got a situation I want to discuss with you and get your opinion on!”

Hearing that her idol needed her, the doll’s attention sharpened.

“Go ahead, what’s up?”

“I just got a call from someone at Imperial Map Guild, and they want to invite me to join them.

I’m not quite familiar with the ins and outs, so I’m calling to ask you!” Yue Feng explained the situation succinctly.

“Did you sign?” The very mention of Imperial Map Guild made the doll’s skin crawl.

It’s no wonder the doll was nervous.

Although she was a free agent now with no company contract, it did not mean she hadn’t had dealings with these guilds and companies.

When the doll first started live streaming, with less than a hundred thousand followers, she was discovered by talent scouts.

Seeing the early signs of her explosion in popularity and having guilds interested in signing her, she tentatively made contact.

They offered her a contract of five hundred thousand for three years, along with an agreement.

Girls are different from boys; as long as they have high visual appeal, other aspects can be secondary.

Character, abilities, Talent—all of these can be cultivated later by plenty of specialized trainers.

Fortunately, the doll was sharp about these things and showed the contract to Su Cheng.

After studying it together, the two girlfriends identified several clauses that might not seem significant to the untrained eye but were actually very tricky.

For example, the penalty for breach of contract is twenty times the signing fee!

That’s 10 million!

At that time, the guild he mentioned, it’s the one Yue Feng just talked about, Imperial Map.

“No, how could I sign a contract carelessly!

But the other party seemed pretty sincere, offering a signing bonus of one million for three years!” Yue Feng replied.

“It’s good you haven’t signed.

Internet celebrity guilds are just online versions of celebrity talent agencies.

They make money through a cut of the gifts, taking various appearances or doing e-commerce endorsements.

They indeed have many resources that can make people envious, but after signing, there will also be all kinds of strict to the point of harsh restrictions!

In my opinion, those promotions and hype don’t really benefit the outdoor channel where you stay; even if they want to make you famous, their effect is quite limited!

You might as well focus on more high-quality live streams!

Those fishing events like last time were great.

As for the signing fee, if you really need the money, that’s another story, but otherwise, it’s better not to be tempted!

The wool comes from the sheep; talent agencies won’t do business at a loss, and the guild takes a big cut.

Take Yezi Pig, who is quite popular now and signed with Imperial Map Guild that you mentioned, for example.

After deducting the platform’s fees, the guild takes half of her gift income.

That means for every hundred in earnings, she can only keep a little over twenty percent!”

When talking about her area of expertise, Doll rambled on, telling Yue Feng many practical things she knew, clearly very concerned, afraid that Yue Feng would sign something in the heat of the moment.

“If that’s the case, then it doesn’t sound very appealing at all!

I’m not the type who likes too many restrictions!” Yue Feng immediately lost interest.

“Are you short on money lately?

If you’re having financial difficulties, I can think of ways to help!” Doll took the opportunity to ask.

“No, I don’t need much money, but who would complain about having more!”

“For someone like you, who has such high-quality content and a distinct brand, I don’t think there’s any need to sign with a company!

I’m the best example.

Now, many streamers at my level have real incomes that aren’t even one-tenth of mine!

You really need to be careful!”

“Alright!

Now I understand!

Thanks, I’m going to hang up now.

Let’s chat when we’re both free!” Yue Feng, having gotten the answers he wanted, said goodbye and ended the call.

The busy tone of the call being disconnected rang in the phone, and Doll’s pretty mouth immediately puckered in displeasure.

“That stinker, he just had to hang up after getting what he needed without talking to me more.

I didn’t even get to say goodbye, and he hung up!

That ticks me off!”

From the start to the end of the call, Su Cheng had been listening and glanced over to say, “He’s smart, at least, knowing to phone and ask you.

If he had already signed the contract, it would have been too late to say anything!

You, silly girl, have you forgotten how I warned you?

If he had said he was short on money just now, what would you have done?

Rushed in without thinking?”

“If, if Fengfeng really needed money, of course, I couldn’t just stand by and watch!”

Doll was a bit emotional one second because of the disconnected call, but in the next second, she reverted to her old self.

“I give up on you!” Su Cheng felt too exhausted to criticize, because Doll had reached a stage where she was hopelessly infatuated.

Having settled down for just a couple of days, Doll had mentioned more than once that she wanted to go see Yue Feng again.

If this continued, it would surely end in disaster.

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